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Momofuku's Work Shed

A faithful reproduction of Ando Momofuku's work shed, where instant ramen was invented, at the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama. Source.

Qing Dragon Vase

At the Flint Institute of Arts.

House in a House

Part of the proposed Central European Forum building in Olomouc. The style has been dubbed Tatooine Moderne. Source.

Noh Masks at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Source. Pitt Rivers Museum.

Tomoe School

A recreation of a railcar turned into a schoolroom, as described in Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's novel Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window, which you can see on display at the Chihiro Art Museum Azumino. Source.

The Lei Maker

The Lei Maker (1901) by Theodore Wores. At the Honolulu Museum of Art. Source.

Mokujiki

Mokujiki (1718-1810) fulfilled a vow to carve 1000 Buddhas, travelling rural Japan and leaving distinctive smiling Buddhas wherever he went. In the early twentieth century his work was rediscovered by Soetsu Yanagi, founder of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum where some of Mokujiki's smiling Buddhas can be seen today.

Costume Museum, Kyoto

Take a tour of the Genji Monogatari exhibit at the Costume Museum in Kyoto.

Tapisserie Tolkien

In 2020 la Cité internationale de la tapisserie Aubusson hosted an exhibition of tapestries based on the art of JRR Tolkien. Source.

Patrol Car 1

A 1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coupe in Ontario Provincial Police Highway Patrol colours. At the OPP Museum in Orillia.